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Elections for Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) will take place on 2 May 2024 and provide the perfect opportunity for the shooting community to find out where local Police and Crime Commissioner candidates stand on firearms licensing. BASC has launched a contact platform which allows you to search for your local PCC candidates by police… Read more »
The legalisation of assisted dying in Jersey has taken another step as proposals have been lodged in the States Assembly. Channel Island Humanists welcomes the proposals, as another part of the British Isle moves closer to a compassionate end-of-life law. The proposals will allow residents of Jersey who are intolerably suffering from a physical, incurable condition… Read more »
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By Alex Stevenson Government concessions have ended the Lords’ resistance to the bill implementing the electoral reform referendum this week. Thomas Strathclyde, the leader of the upper chamber, said a package of measures had been agreed with the opposition. The development means the referendum on electoral reform, which had been cast into doubt, is all… Read more »
By Ian Dunt Bob Crow has become the first union leader to become embroiled in the phone-hacking scandal after his lawyers wrote to the police demanding information. The controversial Rail and Maritime Transport (RMT) union leader said the union suspects that journalists gained access to his private information. “RMT has had suspicions that journalists may… Read more »